Shirt construction



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SHIRT CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 16, 1939 L.) \\.L. an N \ZEN BEKQ 3% Kim g wearer.

Pa ed Sept-9,1941

* UNITED STAT snm'r'ooNs'rnUcTIoN William Nirenberg,Ell -y, Application November 16,1939," S erwin- 4,826 f j I Y (01. 2-416) "3 Claims.

This invention relates generally to shlrt construction and in particular to a novel two posi tion shirt collar. 1

Prior to the instant invention, sport shirts have'been worn open at the throat with the collar lying flat on the back and shouldersof the Such mens shirts are sometimes re Figs. land 2, the shirt 20 comprises a body portion 2| having associatedtherewith a collar 22 ferred to as polo" shirts, and are manufactured without neckbands. Though attempts have been made by the wearer'to associate a tie with v lines; the collar will overlie a considerable area With therewith, the appearance of the collar and tie 'lef-t much to be desired from the point of view of neatness and the effect was clearly makeshift.

It is an object of the instant invention to provide a novel shirt capable of being worn with the collar open so as to exhibit a sport effect in the manner of a polo shirt and also capaof the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a shirt in accordance with the invention with the collar in fully open position in full lines and with the collar in closed position in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but with the collar in closed position in solid lines;

Fig. 3 is a View in perspective of a pattern for the collar and for the collar lining;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the collar lining;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the shirt collar in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of the shirt collar, illustrated in Fig. 5, but with the collar folded to its second position though partly open at the front;

ime 8-8 of Fig. 6

Fig'f'l a cross-sectional view taken along I line 1'-'I cit-Fig. .5j and, looking the direction of the arrows; and- Fig. 8 'is a 'cross'ese'ctional view taken along y and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing and particularly to which is relatively wide so that with the front of the' collar open, as illustratedin Fig. 1 in solid of the back and shoulders of the wearer. the collar 'in open position, the reinforced partions 23 may be turned outwardly withtheir'inner sides on the outside at their upper parts. a

When. it is desired that the shirt be worn with atie, the reinforced portions 23 are brought to gether in overlapping position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and in solid lines in Fig. 2, the

buttonhole 24 is associated with the button 25, see Fig. 2, and the collar 22 is folded to bring it, into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig.

1 and in solid lines in Fig. 2 so that theunder side of that portion of the collar immediately adja-- cent to the shirt body ,2! will serve as a neckband with which the tie of the wearer may be directly associated.-

In making the shirt collar, parts which make up the same may be marked oif on the material of the shirt in the conventional. manner by the utilization of a pattern 38, see Fig. 3, which may be made of wood, carboard, or other material. A lining 3|; see Fig. 4; may be laid out on and cut from woven material by the utilization of the pattern 30. It is to be understood that different patterns may be utilized for the collar proper portions and the lining, or the same pattern may be utilized as desired without departing from the spirit of the invention. And it is also to be understood that the proper provisions are to be made for a neat marginal seam when the lining is finally incorporated with the collar portions as illustrated in Fig. .5. The pattern 30 which may be used to lay out the lining 3| corresponds to the shape of the finished collar 22 and has a generally straight though slightly curved front edge 32'and a longer rear edge 33 having a humped curved central portion 34 and outwardly extending curved end portions 35, thereby prointermediate.

30 a pair of holes 38 spaced apart a distance corresponding to the length of each slit and then connecting the two holes to form the desired slit like opening in the pattern. The axes of the slits 31 all generally fall within an imaginary slightly curved fold line for the collar 22 which fold line is represented by the dot and dashed line 39 in Fig. 5. This fold line generally extends centrally of and along the longitudinal axis of the collar at the ends thereof while it is substantially in the middle of the collar intermediate the ends of the collar so that the portion 40, see Figs. 5 and 6, which forms the-neck band is narrower at the opening of the collar than that portion of the part 40 which contacts the rear of the wearer's neck when the collar is in the second or folded position and adapted to have associated therewith a necktie. I

In making the collar lining, the lining pattern 30 is placed over the woven fabric lining material and the outlines traced while making the proper provisions for the margins thereof and then the slits are cut into the lining 3! through the slits 31 of the pattern 30 so that when the lining 3i is associated with the collar 22, as illustrated in Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8, a predetermined fold line for the two position collar 22 will be an inherent part of the collar construction of the shirt in ac-i cordanoe with the invention. The actual association of the lining 3| within the collar 22 may be as illustrated in the sectional views Figs. 7 and 8, but as the lining 3| has a predetermined fold line, when the collar 22 is changed from its position shown in solid lines in Fig. 1 to that shown in solid lines in Fig. 2, the fold line will always occur in the same place and the appearance of the collar when in its second or buttoned position adapted to have a tie associated therewith, will be neat and symmetrical and further the wearer may readily associate therewith a. necktie of either the four-in-hand or how type with assurance that the combined result will corre-.

spond to that of a conventional shirt having a and one fourth inches and with the two outer slits spaced from the outer small edges of the collar a distance of approximately one and one half inches. It is to be understood that the size of the cut may be varied and thespacing of the cuts or slits may also be varied without departing from the spirit of the convention. Instead of using slits other corresponding weakened portions may be formed in the lining such as perforations similar to those found in a sheet of postage stamps and still other systems of weakening the lining may be incorporated in its structure. It is preferred, however, to use relatively long slits and spaced as illustrated in the drawing and as set forth in the specification. I

Not only has it been found that the collar construction discussed above may be readily flipped from the open collar or first position to the closed collar or second neckband. position and then back to the first position as desired by the wearer when the above teachings are made use of in the construction of a shirt, but shirts having collars made as set forth above have been sub- Jected to repeated laundering and other conditions of conventional use without failure of the collar other than that due to normal wear and when such collars after much repeated laundering and use have been cut open, the linings have been found to be in their original condition without tears or other signs of wear and that no additional reinforcing about the slits ll is necessary. After repeated laundering the lining still functions to make the collar 22 capable of its two neat positions in the same manner as it would originally and further, after repeated laundering the collar 22 will lie in its open position as shown in solid lines in Fig. 1 without any hint to an observer who was unaware that the collar was capable of a closed position, that the collar is capable of the second position illustrated in Fig. 2 and further when the collar 22 is flipped to its second position as shown in Fig 2 and tie associated therewith, the observer is not aware that the shirt 2|! worn by the wearer is capable of being worn as a polo shirt and he is aware that the shirt collar 22 in its second position is neat, smooth and symmetrical.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in this device without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore the invention is not limited to what is shown in the drawing and described in the specification but only as indicated in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a shirt comprising a collar capable of two positions and a shirt body, a relatively wide collar having an inner edge directly associated with said shirt body, said collar including an exposed portion and a lining, said exposed portion of said collar being continuous from its outer edge to said inner edge, said lining being generally substantially coextensive with said collar and having portions extending continuously from said inner edge to said outer edge, said lining having a weakened portion extending longitudinally thereof, whereby when said collar is in its fully open position it will overlie the back and shoulders of the shirt wearer in a continuous and unbroken manner suggestive of a sport effect and when said collar is flipped so as to fold along that part thereof which corresponds to the weakened portion of the lining, it will be capable of having associated therewith a necktie and a part of the collar will act as a neckband.

2. The structure recited in claim 1, said lining being provided with relatively long spaced slits to form said weakened portion in order to effect a predetermined fold line.

3. The structure recited in claim 1, said lining being provided with relatively long spaced slits to form said weakened portion in order to effect a predetermined fold line, the space between said slits being relatively great so as to provide substantial areas which are continuous from the inner edge of said collar to the outer edge thereof.

WILLIAM NIRENBERG. 

